BAJA REY CLASS UPSETTER

2021-08-01 - CHASE LYMAN « HAUGHTON, LA

Chase tells us his truck started off as a lunch break parking lot basher, but that life lasted about a week. While visiting

King Cobra RC for a track day Chase was drafted into the 4X4SCT class his buddy was running because the field was one entry short to make a legal race. Chase figured he'd get some practice laps and stay out of the way while the other guys raced it out, but the Baja Rey was fast—fast enough to win! His friend told Chase he wasn’t allowed to upgrade to another platform until it got beat! Chase spent the next few months refitting the Rey to be 4X4SCT legal. The biggest issue was the wheelbase, but Chase found that swapping on Axial Yeti-length trailing arms get him close, and Hot Racing had a set that allowed him to trim the carbon fiber to get the exact length needed. He used Lunsford titanium turnbuckles for the upper links and ordered a custom-length MIP X drive shaft through Supershafty. He chopped the rear of the cage to match the new wheelbase and then dialed in the rear geometry using drop the forward position of the rear links to yield race-appropriate anti-squat and help traction out of the corners, which is needed with this truck’s 7+ pound weight. Tekno NB48.4 shocks now tame the bumps and jumps, and converted the body mounts to simple Dubro posts to hold an SCT legal body—a Pro-line Ram 2500 SCT wearing a Kustomkoncepts scheme in Chase’s colors so everybody knows exactly who just passed them! Chase tells us he still races it because his buddy who dragged him into the class still hasn’t beaten it.

BUILD HIGHLIGHTS

- Chassis: Losi Baja Rey

- Body: Pro-line Racing Ram 2500 SCT

- Motor: Tekin PRO4HD 3500kv

- Speed Control: Tekin RX8 Gen3

- Battery: Gens Ace 2S Lipo 6500mah 50C

- Wheels and Tires: AKA Cyclone wheels wrapped

with AKA Impacts

- Shocks: Tekno NB48.4 shocks W/VRP pistons

- Axles: SSD front diff housing and third member;

MIP Xduty rear driveshaft

- Paint: Kustomkoncepts